Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-08-02
THE WHOLE STATE.

In the course of long article presenting
the claims of all California climatic, pro-
ductive industrial, the Los Angeles Times
takes occasion to say:
The northern sections of the State are emulat-
ing the example of Los Angeles. and propose to
advertise their resources by an exhibition of
their fruits and minerals. Nevada county has
voted 81 600 TO secure such exhibits at the State
Fair. so on, men and brethren with the good
work, and you will learn that there is no argu
nent that is so forcble as the logic of results II
IS Tar more successful than the method OF de-
crying other and more prosperous sections and
seeking 70 upbu1ld yourselves through Jealous
Misrepresentation and falsehood. There are no
sections OF this State which have not merits
enough TO attract immigration, aud to secure the
desired prosperity, if they Will but attempt the
upbuilding OF themselves by strict attention to
their own business, the development of their re-
sources. and the making the most of their op-
portunitiee.
This advice is excellent; but it is inter-
laced by the charge that some one up this
way has been misrepresenting Southern
California. So far as the observation of
this Journal has extended-and we think
1t has been very broad-no misrepresenta-
ton of the Southern section has been
made IN the north by any influence worthy
of q moments notice The "men and
brethren" of the north are as honorable
and high-spirited and fair-dealing as the
TGhes could desire to meet They have
not decried the south, nor endeavored to
create false impressions concerning it. This
we aver to be true Of all the northern
communities. They have neither uttered
nor printed falseholds of the south. nor
sought to build themselves up by pulling
other down. If any one has cause for
complaint it is the men and brethren" of
the Central and Northern sections. for the
reason that "men and brothers" of the
south did, some time ago-they have ceased
now-Wage an unconcealed warfare against
the north, by positive misrepresentation
concerning climate and production. Cen
tainly nowhere else did the outrageous
stories uttered and printed and circulated
at the East, originate, except with the
" boomers" of the south; that we freeze up
here every winter; that snow and ice are
our chief products in that season; that
the orange and lemon, and citrus fruits
generally do not and cannot grow here be-
cause Of frost and cold-and 50 on. How
ever, these things are of the past, and we
hear no more of Southern misrepresenta-
tiens at the East of Northern California
There IS manifest now a very much better
and more manly spirit, and there is unity
OF effort and purpose in the interests of all
California. Let bygones remain buried
They we're mean, small and beneath manly
recognition. There is neither need, ex-
cuse nor time for exchange of epithets
The journalism that INDUCES in them in
this matter is of the back-alIey order and
the enemy of the State The better
thought and expression is that of our con-
temporary, which says:
Los Angeles is anxious to see the whole State
prosperous and inviting to immigration She
believes in the magnificent future of this com
monwealth-a future tn al will excel in great
ness and manifold excellence that of any State
in the Union a future with the elements of
civilization brought to higher state of perfec-
ton than can be attained anywhere else on the
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